Political Vaudeville: FTA (1972), Jane Fonda, and Mobilizing the Military Against Vietnam
Description
As we celebrate 3 years of the show, we decided to take a look at one of our favorite eras of American film - the 1970's. We're specifically looking at the Vietnam Anti-War Movement as captured by a fictional film and a documentary; Milestones (1975) and F.T.A. (1972).
On this episode we discuss Francine Parker's documenatry, F.T.A. (1972). Once again, we're also joined by special guest Jim Miller. As we celebrate Parker's film as well as Jane Fonda's career, Jim helps us to tie together alot of threads:
- IPC Production Comany - from F.T.A. (1972) to Coming Home (1978) to 9 to 5 (1980)
- The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Vietnam by Jerry Lembcke
- The propaganda of the POW/MIA flag
- Jane Fonda's Workout Videos
- The Rambo film franchise
In F.T.A., Parker's camera follows the 1971 anti-war, vaudville-style show as the performers entertain over 64,000 troops stationed in Okinawa, Japan, the Philippines, and Hawaii.
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